Bill Hoffer vs. Gary Wheelock — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Wheelock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Wheelock built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 5.4 and 1.414 for Gary Wheelock. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gary Wheelock

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
10.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
39.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gary Wheelock

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gary Wheelock

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA